Crystal structure of (E)-1,3-dimethyl-2-[3-(3-nitrophenyl)triaz-2-en-1-ylidene]-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazole

Abstract

The title compound, C11H12N6O2, a π-conjugated triazene, crystallized with two independent molecules (AandB) in the asymmetric unit. Both molecules have anEconformation about the –N=N– bond and have slightly twisted overall conformations. In moleculeA, the imidazole ring is inclined to the benzene ring by 8.12 (4)°, while in moleculeBthe two rings are inclined to one another by 7.73 (4)°. In the crystal, the independent molecules are linked to each other by C—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming –A–A–A– and –B–B–B–chains along [100]. The chains are linked by C—H...O and C—H...N hydrogen bonds, forming sheets lying parallel to (001). The sheets are linked by further C—H...N hydrogen bonds and π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.5243 (5) Å; involving the imidazole ring of molecule A and the benzene ring of moleculeB], forming a three-dimensional framework structure.